Bottle closure



Jan.. 27, 1925.

J.T.ALLEN BOTTLE CLOSURE Filed Oct. 20, 1923 7. J .nu

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vPatented dan.. 27g i925. l

JAMES T. ALLEN, F KLBOURNE, LUISIAN..

BOTTLE CLOSURE.

Application led October 29, 1923. Serial No. 669,775.

rlhe primary object of the invention is` to provide a bottle closure of the above kind. which embodies the desired qualities ot simplicity, and durability of construction as well .as efficiency in ope-ration.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bottle closure including a cap member adapted to be mutilated before access is had to the contents ot' the bottle.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a cap member adapted to be so mutilated as to leave a portion thereotupon the bottle neck for acting as means to indicate that the original contents of the bottle have been removed and to thereby discourage refillingr of bottles.

@ther objects will appear as the nature of the Vinvention is better understood, and the same consists in the novel form, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more itully described. shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

ln the drawing.wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

.Figure l is an elevational view, showing a bottle closure operatively associated with a bottle neck and constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a central vertical sectional view of a device shown in' Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal transverse sectional view, taken upon the line 3 3 ot Figure l.

Figure t is a central vertical sectional view of the cap removed from the bottle neck, and

Figure 5 is an elevational View' of a key adapted to be employed for mutilating the cap when access is desired to be had to the contents of the bottle.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the present invention embodies a sheet metal cap Shavingr a relatively long'skirt portion that is weakened along a pair of spaced parallel circumterentially extending lines 6 to define. an intermediate skirt portion that is removable for mutilating the cap and permittingr detachment of the portion of the cap thereabovc tor permitting access to the interior or contents of the bottle as will presently become apparent.

This removable portion of the skirt has an outstanding' tab 7 adapted to be engaged in a .slot 8 of a suitable -key 9 whereby, when said 'key is rotated, the removable portion ot the skirt is woundl thereon and forcibly removed.

Rigid' with the lower end of the skirt of the cap 5 are a pair of superposed arcuate jaw plates 10 that extend upwardly with- .in the cap and terminate in inturned upper endsas 'at il, at a point/below the top ot' vthe cabinet shown in Figures 2 and 4f. rlhe jaws 10 may be formed as integral'extensions from the skirt of the -cap and are of a resilient nature so that the upper ends thereof are normally sprung in position to automatically engage behind shoulders 11 provided externally upon opposits sides of the neck 12 ot -a suitable glass receptacle or bottle when the cap is placed over said neck as shown in Figure 2, whereby the cap is permanently and automatically locked upon the neck of the bottle.

ln order that the cap may be of durable construction, the lower end of the skirt p0rtion thereof may be formed with a bead 13 at the point of connection between said shrt and the jaws 10.

lin the use of the present invention, the bottle neck is closed in the usual manner by a suitable cork plug 14, after which the cap 5 is placed over the neck so that the jaws l0 engage behind the shoulders 1l and permanently attach the cap in place. W hen it is desired to gain access to the contents of the bottle, the tab 7 is engaged in the vslot 8 of the key 9 and the latter is then rotated so as to mutilatc the cap 5. by orciblereymoval of the skirt portion between the weakened lines 6; llVhen this is done, the crown portion ot the cap is removed and `the lower portion of the skirt ci 'the cap 5 moved. Upon removal of the upper portion lor crown of the cap, the plug or cork 14 may be readily removed for allowing emptyingr of the contents of the bottle.

' From the foregoing description it is believed that the construction and operation, as well as the advantages of the invention will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in -the art.

Minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

IVhat I claim as new is:

l. A bottle closure comprising a metal cap adapted to fit over the neck of the bottle, said cap being adapted to be of a diameter greater than the neck which it surrounds to space the skirt portion .thereof from said neck` said skirt portion of the cap being divided into upper and lower sections by a readily removable band, said band being defined by vertically spaced circumferential incisions susceptible to easy disruption, a laterally disposed lu connected with one end of said band an to facilitate removal thereof, and a pair of bottle engaging jaws .disposed within said skirt and connected at their lower ends to the correspondin r end of the latter, the upper free end of t e said jaws being directed inwardly toward each other'to engage beneath a shoulder with which the said aforesaid bottle neck is equipped.

2. A bottle closure comprising a metallic cap to lit over the upper end of a bottle neck, the lower end of theskirt of said cap being formed into a circumferential bead, the intermediate portion of said skirt being provided with a readily removable band dividing said skirt into upper and lower sections, one end of said bandgbeing equipped with a laterally disposed-lug, a `pair of resilient jaws disposed within the skirt of said cap and having their lower ends curled around the adjacent portions of said bead to connect the jaws with the' skirt, the 'upper free ends of said jaws being directed inwardly toward each other to engage with a shoulder with which the bottle neck is equipped for maintaining the closure in effective position. In testimony whereof I affix my si ature.

JAMES T. AL EN. 

